1,616 people died on Texas roads due to drunk driving in 2008, more than any other state in the U.S.  The Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol invites you to join us at a Healing Field of 1,616 flags to memorialize the loss and join efforts to stop drunk driving.  The event takes place Nov. 10-13 at Walter Hall Park in League City.  For details, please visit www.bacoda.org. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 9, 2009

For more information contact:   Kari Stadler, Healing Field Coordinator, 713-551-3464

                                                Shelly Higgins, Media Coordinator, 713-478-0421

One Flag-One Life

WHY:          Texas leads the country in alcohol -related crash fatalities. Harris County leads the State in alcohol-related crash fatalities.  Texas leads the country in underage alcohol use.  To raise awareness to the fatal results of drunk driving.   

WHAT:        BACODA will bring awareness to the fatal results of drunk driving with a Healing Field® Event. There will be 1,616 3ft x 5ft U.S. flags flown in memory of an individual that was killed in an alcohol related vehicle accident in the State of Texas in 2008.

WHO:         The Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol sponsors this free event in partnership with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Department of State Health Services, Galveston County, Sam Houston Area Council-Boy Scouts of America, Houston-Galveston Area Council and Texas National Guard.

WHEN:       November 10-13, 2009

WHERE:      Walter Hall Park

                   807 Hwy. 3 N

                   League City, TX

HOW:            OPENING CEREMONY

Date: November 10, 2009

Time: 9:30 a.m.- 10:45 a.m.

FIELD OPEN

Date: November 10-13, 2009

Time: 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. 

SCHOOL TOURS

Date: November 10-13, 2009

Time: 9:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.